Surnames: BORYSIEWICZ ZELENT MAKUWKA ZENIEKEKW

----Sources: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/01/1931

Borysiewicz, Joseph A. (19 Mar 1856 - 15 Dec 1930)

Mr. Joseph Anton Borysiewicz died of dropsy at his home in Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 15, 1930, aged 74 years, 8 months and 26 days. He was born in Biala, Poland on March 19, 1856, where he grew to manhood and on Nov. 27, 1893, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Zelent. On. Aug. 2, 1912, they came to America, locating on an eighty acre farm near Thorp, Clark Co., Wis. on their arrival here, and in 1925 moved to Chicago. Deceased leaves to mourn his wife and four sons, Barney, William and John of Chicago, and Walter of Thorp, also two daughters, Mrs. Mary Makuwka, Chicago, and Mrs. Josephine Zeniekekw in Poland. Also three brothers, Stanley of Thorp, and Anton and Louis in Poland.

The funeral took place at St. Maryankow Church in Chicago on Dec. 18th, interment following the services in a cemetery in the same city.